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LA Weekly The $tatus Faction Interview - Create:Fixate Podcast Elizabeth McFadden Quotes: "What a stroke of genius the whole thing turned out to be! All the competitors were talented, and their first-round work was amazing in its originality and scope. And combining the appeal of live painting with the dynamism of a sporting match definitely turned up the volume. However, the visceral thrill of the sledge hammerswinging breakage of the works, the Roman Circus savoring of noise and violence, it was like the WWF at the museum! The crowd went wild! Crazy!! And then to turn around, keep up the energy of the smashing and crashing, and get the finalists to use the smithereens and shrapnel of their own and others' recently destroyed masterpieces, that had an emotionally compelling aspect to it I wasn't expecting." Shana Nys Dambrot, Managing Editor, Flavorpill LA "A Live Action Art show is a like turbo-charged Greenwich Village Art Happening meets Andy Warhol Factory stunt ripped kicking and screaming into the 21st century. These guys make the "live painting" trend of a few years ago look like watching paint dry; and if they did watch it dry they would probably blow it up afterward. I had a blast competing in ColorWars. Everyone in the crowd from the art buying hipsters to the vendors to the bartenders were potential models, and the color-drenched staged scenes LAA produced were a mix of insanity and kinetic art. Being primarily a studio photographer, this adrenaline pumping scavenger hunt was literally a breath of fresh air. LAA pushed themselves, the photographers and the crowd and the result was memorable." Eric Charles, ColorWars Artist "The concept struck me as unique from the get go, but to see it actually come to life and take over the crowd like it did was amazing. LAA really took the actual production to another level by engaging the Create:Fixate audience like never before. There was showmanship, action, craziness, and yet art in the end." Micelle Berc, Founder/Curator, Create:Fixate "LAA offered us the opportunity to create, perform, AND destroy, while (Re)build paralleled a UFC style cage match for the visual artist." The $tatus Faction, (Re)build Artist "LAA is definitely about taking the live stage to another level for artists. I couldn't help watch the show WHILE I was performing! Loved it." Alfredo "Libre", (Re)build Artist SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT: ColorWars :: ReBuild |
